US-based global network Infrastructure provider, CommScope Inc has appointed Fortesys Distribution Sdn Bhd as the authorized distributor in Malaysia for its Ruckus range of networking products. Fortesys is a leading end-to-end networking solutions provider in...
The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) has allotted PHP 561,000 (USD 11,140) for the production of mobile AI-enabled thermal scanners. This is in partnership...
Tech titan IBM and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have announced a three-year collaboration in quantum computing research and training. This partnership is the first of its kind in South East Asia, and it will give NUS researchers access to 15 of...
Platforms for opening bank accounts using electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) from TMB Bank and Kasikornbank (KBank) recently graduated from the Thai central bank’s regulatory sandbox. The banks are using facial recognition technology to verify...
Can Tho, the most populous city in the Mekong Delta, has made progress in its plans to become the first smart city in the southwestern region by 2025. Two years ago, the authority of Can Tho signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam Posts and Communications Group...
Indonesia’s Customs and Excise Department under the Ministry of Finance has announced the adoption of the blockchain-enabled TradeLens platform in Indonesia. The announcement follows several months of implementation since the department first announced it was...
Skymind Global Ventures (SGV), an artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem builder based in London has announced the launch of a USD 800 million fund in January to support new AI companies and academic research across the UK and globally. A significant portion of the...
DDLS Pty Ltd., Australia’s largest provider of education training programs focusing on corporate IT, process and cyber security, has opened up its first training facility in the Philippines last February 20, 2020. It is the company’s first foray in the Asia-Pacific...
AMTD Digital, the one-stop digital finance platform arm of AMTD Group, a Hong Kong-headquartered financial institution, announced on 17 March that it will acquire a controlling stake in Singapore-based insurtech firm, PolicyPal. This acquisition is pending approval...
Envision Digital International Pte Ltd (Envision) has been chosen to develop the first smart grid for Thai state-owned oil and gas company, PTT Public Company (PTT). The project is the first of its kind in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation...
According to a report in the Hanoi Times, the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications plans to support the production of low-cost smartphones to make them affordable to every citizen and facilitate the deployment of e-government initiatives. Vietnam will...
Collins Aerospace Systems opened a 10,000 square foot Innovation Hub in Singapore on 11 February 2020. The Hub will standardize advanced digital technology solutions across Collins Aerospace’s MRO network. The Innovation Hub is expected to add more than 40 new jobs...
